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From: cprice@mips.COM (Charlie Price)
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Subject: Re: Hardware Magazines
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Date: 3 Sep 90 21:06:09 GMT
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In article <33434@cup.portal.com> mslater@cup.portal.com (Michael Z Slater) writes:
>savel@hoss.unl.edu (Bharat P. Savel) writes:
>>Is there a good 'magazine'  discussing haradware issues ? 
>
>While it is a newsletter, not a magazine, Microprocessor Report
>has had the most detailed coverage of new microprocessor hardware
>of any publication in the three years we've been publishing.  We've
>focused on new high-end processors, but also cover embedded controllers,
>PC and workstation design, and occasional peripheral and memory issues.
>Our emphasis is on chip-level products for designers building microprocessor-
>based systems.
>
>There are several key differences between newsletters and magazines:
>
>  1. Magazines get most or all of their income from advertisers,
>     while newsletters get all their income from subscribers.
>  2. Magazines are written by journalists and PR people, while
>     newsletters are written by experts in the technology and business.
>
>Because of these differences, Microprocessor Report provides more depth and
>more critical coverage than magazines, but it is relatively expensive
>($395/year,  24 issues)
>
>Michael Slater, Editor and Publisher, Microprocessor Report
>mslater@cup.portal.com  707/823-4004  fax: 707/823-0504
>874 Gravenstein Hwy. So., Suite 14; Sebastopol, CA 95472
>>>to request a sample copy, send your US mail address to deena@cup.portal.com.

Let me add an enthusiastic (and unpaid!) endorsement for
Microprocessor Report.  If you are in the microprocessor biz
or interested in it, this is an extremely interesting
and useful publication.  As Michael points out, the newsletter
"relatively expensive" making it something more in the nature of
a business expense than something an individual would be likely to take.
You should definitely get a sample copy if you believe your "business"
might pay for a very condensed and timely report on the industry.

I should also point out that you can read some of
Michael Slater's writing in the (recently added) column
Micro View in the "IEEE Micro" magazine.
The magazine itself is less than stellar, but I've found
Michael's columns to be quite interesting.
The August 90 column is on the failings of the patent system.
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Charlie Price    cprice@mips.mips.com        (408) 720-1700
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